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Joshua Nickerson 1743–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1743

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Nickerson

Mother: Sarah Covell

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Joshua Nickerson was born in 1743 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Nickerson And Sarah Covell. Joshua Nickerson passed away in 1785 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Nickerson was born in 1743 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of William Nickerson And Sarah Covell.
  • Joshua Nickerson passed away in 1785 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Joshua Nickerson's Ancestors

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Joshua Nickerson
1743–1785
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Nickerson
1701–1763
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Covell
1705–1790
Chatham, Barnstable, MA, USA
Grandparents
William (Nickerson IV,) Ensign
1669–1742
Chatham, Barnstable, MA
Deliverance Lombard
1679–1716
Chatham, Barnstable, MA
Joseph Covell
1675–1732
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Bassett
1678–1709
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Lombard
1635–1691
Elizabeth Small
1630–1722
Nathaniel Jr
1633–1687
Sarah Nickerson
1644–1715
Nathniel Bassett
1630–1711
Dorcas Joyce
1640–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Sr
1635–1691
Elizabeth Small
1596–1665
Nathaniel Covell
1615–1653
Emlyn Sudely
1608–1653
William 1st
1600–1667
Elizbeth
1603–1667
Dorothy Cotchet
1608–1680

Joshua Nickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1743
7 Aug 1743
Birth of Joshua Nickerson in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1785
1785
Age 42
Death of Joshua Nickerson in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1743
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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